Bayern Munich intend to return to Fulham in January for Joao Palhinha.

Bayern failed to complete the midfielder's signing before the German transfer window closed at 6pm on Friday.

Bayern Munich chief exec Jan-Christian Dreesen has now suggested the Portugal international could yet join them in January.

"Palhinha was very sad (on Friday). He would have liked to connect. But as we say, you usually see each other twice in life," he said.

Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel was also left frustrated.

"I was sad because I knew how much João Palhinha wanted to come to us and what the player would have given us. I don't know exactly what went wrong," he said on the weekend.